Japanese symbol for “riser”
蹴込み
けこみ
Romaji: kekomi
riser; footboard
In Japanese, riser is 蹴込み, read けこみ (kekomi).
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Meanings
- n riser; footboard
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “riser”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蹴上げ | けあげ keage | riser (in a building); rise |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一蹴 | いっしゅう isshuu | flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; brushing aside |
| 蹴る | ける keru | to kick |
| 蹴り | けり keri | kick |
| 足蹴 | あしげ ashige | kick |
| 蹴球 | しゅうきゅう shuukyuu | football (soccer, rugby, American football, etc.; esp. soccer) |
| 蹴鞠 | けまり kemari | kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan |
| 見込み | みこみ mikomi | hope; promise; possibility |
| 申し込み | もうしこみ moushikomi | application; entry; request |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.